 - Lightweight flash memory digital audio player--weighs just 1.5 ounces
- 2 GB memory holds 32 hours of MP3 and 64 hours of WMA audio
- Microsoft PlaysForSure support for compatibility with wide range of online stores and subscription services
- Integrated FM radio with 20 presets; built-in microphone and voice recorder
- Powered by single AAA battery, for up to 19 hours of usage
List Price: $149.99
Lowest Price: $23.50 
Product Description: The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players offer great sound, ease of use, and high quality sound with virtually no weight. Created by the leaders in flash memory, this flash-based model provides high-quality digital music playback at an affordable price. As a replacement to our original Digital Audio Player line, this improved look also includes Sansa's excellent navigation: songs sorted by title, artist, album, genre and more. The Sansa m200 Series MP3 players are the first to provide Microsoft PlaysForSure Subscription Service for unlimited downloads. Choose to play your favorite track repeatedly, in random sequence, or play all the songs continuously Hi-speed USB 2.0 connects to almost any computer for hi-speed music transfer (backwards compatible to USB 1.1 ports) Comes with sleek carrying case and armband to protect your player and keep your hands free Easy to use - plug and play, no drivers required (except Win98SE requires driver) Indigo backlit LCD provides ID3 Tag information (v.1 and 2) Amazon.com Product Description: Weighing not much more than its power source (a single AAA battery), the Sansa m250 2 GB flash memory digital audio player is a full-featured, ultra-portable MP3 player. The m250 includes FM radio and voice recording, a backlit LCD screen that displays ID3 tag information, support for multiple file formats, and full compatibility with most subscription services.  | The Sansa M250 can hold 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks on its 2 GB memory.
Detailed view of the basic controls. | 
The Music LCD screen. | 
The FM Radio LCD screen. | 
Top Level Menu. |  | Take Your Music With You
The 2 GB Sansa m250 will hold approximately 32 hours of CD-quality MP3 tracks (encoded at 128kps) or 64 hours of WMA tracks (at 64kbps). It's compatible with MP3, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible audio file formats. The backlit LCD screen shows ID3 tag information for the currently playing track (song title, artist and album). Navigate the music on your player with ease, sorting by artist, album, song title, playlist or other criteria. With five equalizer types, you can optimize your sound for your favorite style of music, such as, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Custom (user-defined). Keep the music coming with up to 19 hours continuous playback using one AAA Battery. FM Radio
The m250 includes a digital FM radio tuner for portable radio listening. Easily access your favorite stations by adding them to one of the 20 presets. Voice Recording Included
Use the built-in microphone to capture interviews, classes, short notes to yourself, or anything else you might feel inspired to record. Peace of Mind With PlaysForSure
The SanDisk Sansa m250 digital audio player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more. Ease of Operation
To transfer songs to the Sansa, simply connect the device to your PC via the included USB 2.0 cable. The device will appear as a drive in the Windows Explorer. Just drag and drop your compatible music files and be on your way. Additionally, use a variety of music software to move licensed music to the device. Works with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9 or later. What's in the Box
Sansa m250 MP3 Player, Earphones, Armband and Case, AAA battery, and USB 2.0 travel cable. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-08
Great... but I had to work really hard on it...
I never own an MP3 and finally decided to try one so I thought I'll get this one to try out since the price is awesome :). May be I'm inexperience or mis-understanding how it works, but I expected it to work like a memory stick (plug in then drag and drop)... I sure have the problem here. My laptop does not show this device in my Window XP -window explorer(?), I can't find it anywhere; uh oh... so I open it in my window media and do the copy to device(I have version 9.0)... I can't find it either. I think this is useless on my laptop.
However, I took it to work and plug it into my desktop... hmmmm... can't find it in window explorer either (?). I was so confused and was going to cry, but hey one more try; I opened up the window media and try to copy to device again... Halleluiah, it saids SansaM250! I had to manually create artist and Album folders then copy each album to each folder created... Darn it, I had to have 2 cups of coffee this morning (I'm only a weekend drinker).
Wait, its not over yet...How does this thing work? It just kept playing the first song from each album from each artist and if I hit the >>, it toggle back and forth from one artist and album to the next one(ahhhh...)hmmm... may be it didn't recognized my folders(?); I really can't listen to classical then the next song is rock and roll and then the one after that is hip-hop then country then opera ??? I can only listen to one gern at a time. Anyhoo, it was my bad (first time inexperience :))I swear the up/down button (>ll and Repeat/AB) didn't work! (only the side to side ones), I couldn't scroll to artist/album. I started to get kinda mad now so I pushed every freakin button... well, somehow the up/down button decided to work and I can move to my artist/album now. Well, now all is well (Haaaaa...) but I still can't down load anything from my lab top because it seems that this device does not exist. I guess I can only download from my work desk top and only through window media (weird), well then I will have to knock off some stars on this. I really didn't expect it to be such hard work like this. Now that it works, I'm ok with it. I guess I didn't pay much for this, but sure I had such big headache over it. I guess I will have to go to bed early tonight then. Good luck and have fun with it. Tata everyone :) Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-07
Just what I needed
When I bought this player I didn't have a clue how to work one. I plugged it into my computer opened up Window Media and dragged and dropped the songs I wanted into the sync window and that was it! Couldn't be any easier than that. I haven't installed the software that came with it yet. I was amazed at the clarity of the sound through the head phones. There was some static in between songs but not bad. The radio picked up all of the stations in my area with no problem. The only complaint I do have is the UBS cable it too short. My tower sits under my computer desk and I have to bend under my desk to view the LCD screen on the player. Otherwise, it's a great little player for the price. I love it so far. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-06
Fast Forward and CD Issues
I really like this little guy, but I'm disappointed with the CD that came with it. Even when I tried it on my old dependable XP and new Vista machines, nothing happened when I clicked the main start icon. The player isn't hard to figure out though, and it has a great display. It's a compact size but not so tiny that I'll lose it. My only other beef with the player is the fast forward function. I bought this mainly for audiobooks, and when I fast forward, it seems to want to skip to the next book part as soon as it hits around 18 minutes into the section. No matter if I try holding the button down for a sustained period or just for five seconds or so. Maybe if the CD worked I could resolve this issue. Hmmm. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-06
The Best Mp3 Player Out There.
Let me tell everyone; I bought the first Sansa about 2 years ago, Then I bought one for for 2 of my closest friends. Then I bought one more for myself, and then about a year later I found I couldn't buy anymore of the m250s. I was so upset, I looked all over the net and found some for sale on Ebay, and bought one of those. Then guess what; I wanted another and was interested in buying one of the rechargable ones at Radio Shack. I ended up with a Centon Movox the salesman talked me into, and it was pure garbage. Now I find to my absolute delight that Amazon has the Sansa m250 again! Hooray! I am tonight buying 2 more, just in case I break one. And at bargain prices! I hope to hell Sansa will keep making this model, it is a winner! I absolutely love these, they are reliable, and the company tech support will help thoroughly if you need it. I love the AAA battery powered feature since I kept finding when I'm working it's a lot easier to pop another battery in it, than to have to plug one into a charger. I now have one for each of my vehicles, my house, and both of my backhoes. I bought a pair of noise canceling headphones to plug into the Sansa, or plug my vehicle's hifi into it, and I am set up in music lover's heaven. THANK YOU SANDISK! By the way, screw Ipod. Rating:
Date: 2008-07-05
great sansa mp3player
I really love how small this is and the quality of the headphones is amazing. The best part is that only the headphones could cost the $25 i payed for it. They amplify sound to the best quality i have ever heard from the headphones. |
